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Optical energy on demand

Nature Physics volume 18, pages 227–228 (2022)Cite this article

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Light travels through disordered media on a random path that is hard to control. A comprehensive study has now shown that optical energy can be deposited at a desired depth in a disordered waveguide by injecting a light field with a particular shape.

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Fig. 1: Controlling the energy densities of extended targets in scattering samples.

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Ojambati, O.S. Optical energy on demand. Nat. Phys. 18, 227–228 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01509-y

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